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Winter treks help prep Island search and rescue for busy season

Small Saanich Peninsula SAR team answers the call about 20 times a year

A Saturday afternoon spent in spitting rain and a balmy 9 C leading a woodland search for small trinkets is a day well spent for Chris Law.

He’s one of two managers with the Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization (PEMO) search and rescue team – one of the two guys who hid the trinkets for the dozen or so volunteers to seek out.

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